Will Nikita Kucherov be the next NHL player to hit 1,000 career points? The Tampa Bay Lightning [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning/] have announced that they have recalled Matt Tomkins from their American Hockey League (AHL [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/]) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Tomkins, 30, has appeared in eight games this season with the Crunch, where he has a 3-5-0 record, a .890 save percentage, and a 3.12 goals-against average. Matt Tomkins [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjExMDQ2NTI0MTY2MDg4MTgw/usatsi_24316110.jpg] Matt Tomkins Tomkins appeared in his first six NHL games last season with the Lightning. During them, he had a 3-2-1 record, a .892 SV%, and a 3.33 goals-against average. This Tomkins recall comes with the Lightning set to play back-to-back games against the Nashville Predators and then the Toronto Maple Leafs. We will need to wait and see if Tomkins gets a start with the Lightning for one of those two games from here.
